{"podcast":{"title":"Funny In Failure","slug":"funny-in-failure-1031063","podcast_index_feed_id":1031063,"rss_url":"https://funnyinfailure.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://funnyinfailure.libsyn.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/3/7/5/7375a6272eda88d1d959afa2a1bf1c87/Pink_Illustrative_Podcast_Logo.png","author":"Funny In Failure","episode_count":349,"summary":"A podcast that interviews funny and interesting people to discuss their careers and some of the challenges they have faced. I hope to use this platform to normalise and encourage the discussion of failure, particularly through the lens of the entertainment industry, to show that it can be a stepping stone towards the road of success. Nothing is better than humour to normalise a situation, so having deep and meaningful conversations, interspersed with comedy and laughter, helps us celebrate and appreciate life's frustrating moments.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T12:19:50.156457+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/funny-in-failure-1031063"},"episode":{"title":"#344: Joe Flanigan - Overcoming Fears","slug":"344-joe-flanigan-overcoming-fears","published_at":"2026-07-06T05:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/funny-in-failure-1031063/344-joe-flanigan-overcoming-fears","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/funny-in-failure-1031063","url":"https://funnyinfailure.libsyn.com/344-joe-flanigan-overcoming-fears","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnyinfailure/Joe_Flanigan_FULL_audio.m4a?dest-id=2063339","summary":"Joe Flanigan is an actor and writer. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the main character Major/Lt. Colonel John Sheppard in STARGATE: ATLANTIS which went into international syndication with 100 episodes. He additionally wrote for the series. Joe started his career in politics working as an advance man at the White House. That was followed by a stint at Andy Warhol's Interview magazine until finally settling At Sanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. He was quickly cast in several NBC projects and eventually put under contract there as a series regular for NBC's 'Sisters' alongside Sela Ward and Swoosie Kurtz. This was followed by another series regular role…... Don Bellisario's First Monday on CBS starring Charles Durning & Joe Mantegna. He was then cast on Garry Marshal's The Other Sister alongside Diane Keaton, Juliette Lewis, and Giovanni Ribisi. Joe has appeared in other TV shows and movies, including Birds of Prey, Tru Calling, Thoughtcrimes, CSI: Miami, Women's Murder Club, Warehouse 13, Fringe, 6 Bullets, Major Crimes, Dawsons Creek, Providence, Profiler, General Hospital as Dr. Neil Byrne to name a few. Joe can most recently be seen in multiple episodes on the third and final season of Apple's TV show SEE starring Jason Momoa. We chat about Stargate Atlantis, odd cameo requests, being shy and facing his fears, rejection, doing many pilots before Stargate, sticking to your guns, someone stealing his script, integrity, honouring your instincts plus plenty more! Check Joe out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joeflaniganofficial ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/","meta_description":"Joe Flanigan is an actor and writer. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the main character Major/Lt. Colonel John Sheppard in STARGATE: ATLANTI…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5955,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/funny-in-failure-1031063/episodes/344-joe-flanigan-overcoming-fears/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/funny-in-failure-1031063/344-joe-flanigan-overcoming-fears.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}